In a blow to Italian cycling, Liquigas rider Franco Pellizotti has been axed from the Giro d'Italia roster due to suspicious parameters under the Biological Passport system, according to La Gazzetta Dello Sport. He was one of the big favourites for t... → Read More

Menchov pleased with form in Romandie, on course for Tour de France

by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 3, 2010

Last year Denis Menchov was making final preparation for what would be a winning ride in the Giro d’Italia; twelve months on, he’s just finished third overall in the Tour de Romandie and feels happy with his condition. He’s going to give the Italian ... → Read More

Riis to miss start of Giro due to ongoing sponsorship talks

by Conal Andrews - Monday, May 3, 2010

Team Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis would often be expected to be at the start of major races such as this coming weekend’s Giro d’Italia, but the Dane will give the opening stages a miss. He’s got good reason to do so, as the future of the team could d... → Read More

Valverde takes over world number one slot as CAS decision looms

by Conal Andrews - Monday, May 3, 2010

Thanks to his victory in yesterday’s Tour de Romandie, the Caisse d’Epargne leader Alejandro Valverde has moved to the top slot in the UCI’s world rankings. Valverde takes over from the Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), who previously as... → Read More

BMC Racing's Thomas Frei would have continued to dope

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, May 2, 2010

The 25-year-old Thomas Frei was caught for EPO doping last week. The then BMC Rider was immediately fired from the team following his admission. He recently gave an open interview to the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, in which he talked about how ... → Read More

Stephen Roche Insight: Assessing the Classics season

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, May 2, 2010

With last weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the cycling season moved into its next phase, when the main emphasis will be on stage races such as the Grand Tours. Many of the one day specialists will take a short break and set about regaining their energ... → Read More

Pozzato looks ahead Giro after disappointing spring

by Samuel Morrison - Sunday, May 2, 2010

Italian Champion Filippo Pozzato looks forward to the Giro d'Italia after his spring campaign did not go as planned. The Katusha rider was knocked out by a fever, which forced him to skip the Tour of Flanders and compromised his Paris-Roubaix.
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Pinotti and Greipel lead HTC-Columbia's Giro d'Italia charge

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, May 2, 2010

The American HTC-Columbia team will be looking to Marco Pinotti for the general classification and sprinter André Greipel for the 2010 Giro d'Italia. The race kicks off next Saturday May 8th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Pinotti won the ope... → Read More

Rasmussen dreams of Tour de France win

by Samuel Morrison - Sunday, May 2, 2010

Dane Michael Rasmussen dreams of winning the Tour de France, the race his team forced him to abandon in 2007 while wearing the yellow jersey.
"If Lance Armstrong can return, and maybe win the Tour de France this summer, then I see no reason why I ... → Read More